This is a list of California Department of Fish and Wildlife protected areas. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), through its seven regional divisions, manages 262 protected areas statewide. This agency was formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG).

Types The protected areas are broadly categorized as: Wildlife areas Ecological reserves Marine protected areas — under the 1999 Marine Life Protection Act

List of CDFW protected areas

Ecological Reserves Site Designation DFW region Acres Albany Mudflats Ecological Reserve Bay Delta 160 Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve Central 930 Allensworth Ecological Reserve Central 5,100 Atascadero Creek Marsh Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Bair Island Ecological Reserve Bay Delta 3,000 Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve South Coast Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast Blue Sky Ecological Reserve South Coast Boden Canyon Ecological Reserve South Coast Boggs Lake Ecological Reserve North Central Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve South Coast Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve Bay Delta 552 Buena Vista Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast 223 Butler Slough Ecological Reserve Northern Butte Creek Ecological Reserve North Central 93 acres Honey Run Unit, 287 acres Virgin Valley" and "Canyon" Units Butte Creek House Ecological Reserve North Central Buttonwillow Ecological Reserve Central By Day Creek Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Calhoun Cut Ecological Reserve North Central Canebrake Ecological Reserve Central 6,700 Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve South Coast Carmel Bay Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Carrizo Canyon Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve Bay Delta China Point Ecological Reserve Northern Clover Creek Ecological Reserve Northern Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Coal Canyon Ecological Reserve South Coast Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve North Central 51,000+ Crestridge Ecological Reserve South Coast Dairy Mart Ponds Ecological Reserve South Coast Dales Lake Ecological Reserve Northern Del Mar Landing Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Eden Landing Ecological Reserve Bay Delta 5,040 Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve Central 1,700 Estelle Mountain Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Fall River Mills Ecological Reserve Northern Fish Slough Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve Central Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve South Coast Indian Joe Spring Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve Ecological Reserve Monterey County 5,887.31 Kaweah Ecological Reserve Central Kerman Ecological Reserve Central King Clone Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Laguna Laurel Ecological Reserve South Coast Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve North Central 8.22 Lokern Ecological Reserve Central Magnesia Spring Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts 3,800 Marin Islands Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Mattole River Ecological Reserve Bay Delta McGinty Mountain Ecological Reserve South Coast Morro Dunes Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Morro Rock Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Napa River Ecological Reserve Bay Delta North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve North Central 3,315 Oasis Spring Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve Central Peytonia Slough Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Piute Creek Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Pleasant Valley Ecological Reserve Central Point Lobos Ecological Reserve Bay Delta 550 acres onshore; 775 offshore 775 Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve South Coast 8,926 Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve Bay Delta River Springs Lakes Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Saline Valley Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts San Dieguito Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve South Coast San Felipe Creek Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts San Joaquin River Ecological Reserve Central Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts 8,400 Springville Ecological Reserve Central Stone Corral Ecological Reserve Central Sycamore Canyon Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve South Coast Thomes Creek Ecological Reserve Northern Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve Bay Delta Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve South Coast 1,000 Watsonville Slough Ecological Reserve Bay Delta West Mojave Desert Ecological Reserve Inland Deserts Woodbridge Ecological Reserve North Central Yaudanchi Ecological Reserve Central

Marine Conservation Areas Site Designation DFW region Anacapa State Marine Conservation Area Marine Año Nuevo * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Atascadero Beach State Marine Conservation Area Marine Big Creek * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Cambria * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Cardiff and San Elijo State Marine Conservation Area Marine Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area Marine Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area Marine Doheny State Marine Conservation Area Marine Duxbury Reef State Marine Conservation Area Marine Edward F. Ricketts * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Elkhorn Slough * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Encinitas State Marine Conservation Area Marine Estero de Limantour State Marine Conservation Area Marine Farallon Islands State Marine Conservation Area Marine Farnsworth Bank State Marine Conservation Area Marine Fort Ross State Marine Conservation Area Marine Gerstle Cove State Marine Conservation Area Marine Greyhound Rock * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Marine Conservation Area Marine La Jolla State Marine Conservation Area Marine Lovers Cove (Catalina Island) State Marine Conservation Area Marine MacKerricher State Marine Conservation Area Marine Manchester and Arena Rock State Marine Conservation Area Marine Mia J. Tegner State Marine Conservation Area Marine Morro Beach State Marine Conservation Area Marine Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area Marine Painted Cave State Marine Conservation Area Marine Piedras Blancas * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Pismo State Marine Conservation Area Marine Pismo-Oceano Beach State Marine Conservation Area Marine Point Buchon * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Point Cabrillo State Marine Conservation Area Marine Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area Marine Point Reyes Headlands State Marine Conservation Area Marine Point Sur * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Portuguese Ledge * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Pyramid Point State Marine Conservation Area Marine Refugio State Marine Conservation Area Marine Robert W. Crown State Marine Conservation Area Marine Russian Gulch State Marine Conservation Area Marine Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area Marine San Diego-Scripps State Marine Conservation Area Marine Sonoma Coast State Marine Conservation Area Marine Soquel Canyon * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Van Damme State Marine Conservation Area Marine White Rock (Cambria) * State Marine Conservation Area Marine Abalone Cove State Marine Park Marine Albany Mudflats State Marine Park Marine Bair Island State Marine Park Marine Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Park Marine Bolsa Chica State Marine Park Marine Buena Vista Lagoon State Marine Park Marine Corte Madera Marsh State Marine Park Marine Dana Point State Marine Park Marine Del Mar Landing State Marine Park Marine Doheny State Marine Park Marine Fagan Marsh State Marine Park Marine Goleta Slough State Marine Park Marine Irvine Coast State Marine Park Marine James V. Fitzgerald State Marine Park Marine Laguna Beach State Marine Park Marine Marin Islands State Marine Park Marine Niguel State Marine Park Marine Peytonia Slough State Marine Park Marine Point Fermin State Marine Park Marine Redwood Shores State Marine Park Marine Robert E. Badham State Marine Park Marine San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Park Marine San Elijo Lagoon State Marine Park Marine South Laguna Beach State Marine Park Marine Tomales Bay State Marine Park Marine Upper Newport Bay State Marine Park Marine Morro Bay * State Marine Recreational Management Area Marine Agua Hedionda Lagoon State Marine Reserve Marine Anacapa State Marine Reserve Marine Asilomar * State Marine Reserve Marine Big Creek State Marine Reserve Marine Big Sycamore Canyon State Marine Reserve Marine Bodega State Marine Reserve Marine Carmel Pinnacles * State Marine Reserve Marine Carrington Point State Marine Reserve Marine Catalina Marine Science Center State Marine Reserve Marine Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve Marine Gull Island State Marine Reserve Marine Harris Point State Marine Reserve Marine Heisler Park State Marine Reserve Marine Hopkins State Marine Reserve Marine Judith Rock State Marine Reserve Marine Lovers Point * State Marine Reserve Marine Moro Cojo Slough * State Marine Reserve Marine Morro Bay * State Marine Reserve Marine Natural Bridges * State Marine Reserve Marine Piedras Blancas * State Marine Reserve Marine Point Buchon * State Marine Reserve Marine Point Lobos State Marine Reserve Marine Point Sur * State Marine Reserve Marine Punta Gorda State Marine Reserve Marine Richardson Rock State Marine Reserve Marine Santa Barbara Island State Marine Reserve Marine Scorpion State Marine Reserve Marine Skunk Point State Marine Reserve Marine South Point State Marine Reserve Marine Vandenberg State Marine Reserve Marine

Wildlife and Wilderness Areas